Crime Rates at Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DN

Catherine Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 116th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catherine Street (RG30 1DN) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Street (RG30 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catherine Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.